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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The amount of light reflected by a hue






2. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






3. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






4. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






5. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






6. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






7. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






8. Creates blue dye






9. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






10. Something that supports a sculpture






11. Renowned for paintings and prints






12. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






13. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






14. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






15. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






16. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






17. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






18. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






19. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






20. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






21. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






22. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






23. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






24. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






25. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






26. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






27. Application of potassium sulphide






28. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






29. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






30. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






31. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






32. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






33. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






34. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






35. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






36. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






37. Known for his glass sculpture






38. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






39. Spanish founder of cubism; made Les Demoiselles d'Avignon to seek to create a new visual reality and provoke revolutionary upheaval; his figures are broken into large - flat planes with dislocated body parts; used African masks; very non-Western; Gue






40. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






41. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






42. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






43. Where the revolving door was fully developed






44. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






45. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






46. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






47. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






48. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






49. Pale green






50. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.